Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-20

pected that the case will be taken up to the
Court of Appeals.
An Address fr0isl Engineer Arthur.
Atthoopcnine,,o of the twenly.fourtb annual
international convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers at Chicago
yesterday, Grand Chief Engineer p. NJ. Ar
thur, spoke as follows:
"We are known as an organization of hon
est men, having honest intentions, which re
ever have, and shall ever execute in d
straightforward, honest manner. We are
enemies only to wrong in its various de-
vices and garbs, and can assure6ly say that
political schemes and aspirations have no
place nor part IL our association. A mighty
army of men, representing three hundred
and sixty. live divisions, has gathered about
a nucleus of twelve men who twenty.to
years ago assembled in the city Of Detroit
and started ec organization destined to be
more than they then knew OF dreamed
TO day we number twenty. five thousand
men, and While our numbers are great, We
would not have you consider only the quan
tity, bat quality as.we!l. To be brother
hood man, four things are requisite; name.
~, sobriety, truth, justice and morality.
This is our motto, and upon this precept
have we based our practice. Taking all
things into consideration, our relations, be, b
to outselVea and with various railroads EN-
ploying brotherhood men, are amicable.
When weconsider the dissatisfaction which
is everywhere manifest about us-amost can
feel il in the air which surrounds US
our few troubles pale into insigniicGnce.
The spirit Of discomfort walks unchallenged
from ocean 10 ocean across our broad CONT
nent, whispering greedIy into the ears CT
men More. more And SO The cry is taken
up and repeated until it becomes dcafen-
ing rear. Il is q short stride from tie word
to the deed, and every day in our papers
we may read the result of this discomfort.
Labor OF oil kinds, from the most mental 10
the most skilled, with that CITY still ringing
in their ears while their judgment sleeps,
has risen up aud refused to work, pfeferring
no pay &c little pay. Aud with what re.
suit? Death, disaster and despair. There
have been times and incidents when The
strike was the only court of appeals for the
workingman, aud the evil Icy in the abuse Of
them, and no! in the use Of them
''The methods used to bring about sue.
cessful termination OF strikes, the abuse OF
property, and even of persons, has brought
the very name into disrepute, while the
troubles of the laboring men are rapidly re.
ceving mere cant, and sympathy for him is
dying out. More and more clearly defined
is the line becoming which divides the hon.
est man, satisfied with a just remuneration
which he has truly earned, until by his ogn
effort he can rise TO higher position in life,
and the loud voiced 'bomb.thrower,' who,
scarcely able to speak the English language,
IN. III
these who have worked for it, presumng
upon The imagination, and arousing false
hopes in the hearts of those who are sill
more ignorant than himself Among sens-
ple men the day for Gil this is past.
let mercy season justice and justice lie tenn
pored with moderation a wise arbitration looks
20 long result rather than to immediate salts
faction, and accomplishes moro thsn intimida-
items ever can hope to do. Our first father earned
his bread by the sweat of his brow, and from that
ancient time TO this enlightened ago there has
been discovered no honest way other than this
1T is not my intention to impose upon this
convention any dogma upon the drink question.
But cannot refrain in honesty to my own con-
victions, from deploring the sad havoc that in
temperance is making in the ranks OF our fellow
men. So great is this. OWL that no man or woman
who is striving to improve their fellows can help
taking IL into account 1t Is indeed, an import
aat factor for evil in midst. Not only from
the physical and moral standpoint is it working
but from the standpoint of Labor The
man who has so little sclfc3ntrcl that he csnnot
resist the temptation to degrade himself is al
ways i'll danger Of bringing disgrace upon his
brethren. Ho has lest his scf.respect and, to
some extent, his independence, thus making an
easier victim to the greed of selfish employer.
would, therefore, urge upon you the necessity of
abstaining from everything that will in the
slightest degree impair your usefulness as citizens
efficiency lQcDmntiVa Rp
frugal and industrious: practices economy; save |
your earnings; make the best use you possibly |
;an oil yonr time and Talents. | wish to publicly |
thank the various divisions for their many acts of
;onrtcoy and extend the same to my associates in
itice, who labor diligently to aid me- at all times
n the various departments Of our official bust |
hess congratulate You upon the success of the |
'ast year, and would aGmonish you to nc ever on |
he alert for the best interest O; the cause which
Tou have cspoused."